MSI stops short of calling the graphics switching technology within the FX600MX “Optimus,” but it’s pretty obvious what’s behind the curtain. The outfit’s latest 15.6-incher is equipped with a Core i3 or i5 CPU, Windows 7 Home Premium, up to 8GB of DDR3 memory and a 320/500GB hard drive. There’s also a 512MB NVIDIA GeForce [...]
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October 31st 2010 | Posted by admin
For a while now, there has been a conversation going on in certain circles (you know, space circles): namely, if the most prohibitive part of a manned flight to Mars would be the return trip, why bother returning at all? And besides the whole “dying alone on a hostile planet 55-million-plus kilometers from your family, [...]
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October 31st 2010 | Posted by admin
Could it be a Verizon iPhone? The white iPhone 4? Perhaps a surprise Core i3 ULV in the 13-inch MacBook Pro? We can’t tell for sure, but our money’s on none of the above, folks. We’ll be sure to dig through for changes as soon as the house that Jobs built is up and running [...]
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October 31st 2010 | Posted by admin
Dashboard, that is. You’ve already seen the new Xbox 360 dashboard update right here and thousands of you have tried its flatter, faster interface for yourselves, but if you’ve missed out, it’s looking like your Halloween candy bag may include a full-scale rollout. Xbox Live subscribers are getting the above message in their inboxes right [...]
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October 31st 2010 | Posted by admin
It seems that Microsoft’s taken the camera to heart following its dismissal of the pen — the company bought 3DV, collaborated with PrimeSense on Kinect, and today it’s apparently finalized a deal to acquire 3D CMOS camera chipmaker Canesta as well. In case you’ve already forgotten, the latter company is the one that made an [...]
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October 31st 2010 | Posted by admin
Evidently missing the first two games of the World Series was about all Cablevision thought it subscribers could take, as news just hit the wire: the fourteen-day standoff is over and both tonight’s game three of the World Series and tomorrow’s Jets vs Packers game are available to subscribers. While these carriage disputes are pretty [...]
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HP Envy 14 Beats Edition no longer available with Dr. Dre endorsed headphones, results in price drop
October 31st 2010 | Posted by admin
The differences between the HP Envy 14 Beats Edition and the plain ol’ Envy 14 have been primarily aesthetic — it’s got a black Beats branded lid and red backlit keyboard — but HP’s also included that set of Monster Beats Solo headphones you see up there. Sadly, that last differentiator is no longer. We’d [...]
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October 31st 2010 | Posted by admin
We’re still trying to understand why Entourage has chosen the Home Shopping Network of all places to reveal its new Pocket Edge, but at least we now know that the previously spied dualscreen tablet / e-reader lives! Although the 1.35-pound device has been shrunken down with smaller displays — a 6-inch “Wacom Penabled” e-ink panel [...]
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October 31st 2010 | Posted by admin
What happens when you punch the phrase “Droid” into a Costco sales terminal? If Boy Genius Report’s sources are right, you see the Motorola Droid 2 Global ring up (in black and white!) for $199.99. Considering we’re also seeing the 1.2GHz quad-band worldphone on a Verizon rebate sheet, it’s a pretty safe bet the handset’s [...]
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October 31st 2010 | Posted by admin
By now you’ve probably read our Desire HD review and you’ve seen how HTC’s latest Android flagship stacks up against its Windows Phone 7 sibling, the HD7. But how does it fare against the original Android giant, Sprint’s EVO 4G? The devices share common displays (4.3-inch WVGA) and cameras (8 megapixel with dual LED flash) [...]